Ski Resorts Are Cutting Wait Times
In an Effort to Bring Back Travelers

By

Michelle Higgins Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Jan. 11, 2002 11:59 p.m. ET

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When he took his family to Vail over the holidays, Jim Ford figured there'd be a little wait to reach the top of the mountain. But the Dallas executive didn't expect to get stuck in line for 30 minutes just to get on the main lift while his daughters stood shivering in the snow. "It was freezing," says nine-year-old Jessi.